0 Page 8 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 31, 1989 Blue swimmers sink Spartans 'M' swimmers finish second at SMU invite BY JAY MOSES It would be unfair to accuse the Michigan women's swimming team of facing a "cupcake" schedule. After all, the eighth- ranked Wolverines (6-0 overall, 4-0 in the Big Ten) have faced some very tough competition in their invitational meets. However, their constant quest for a challenging dual meet opponent was denied again Sunday, as they defeated Michigan State, 81-58. The Wolverines, despite continuing to suffer from mid- season fatigue, had less trouble than they expected with their cross-state foes from East Lansing. "We thought they'd do better," junior freestyler Jennifer Eck said. "I don't think they have the depth that Michigan has." Michigan head coach Jim Richardson was positive about his team's performance. "I was really pleased," Richardson said. "Our 200 (-yard butterfly races) were probably the four best 200 flies I've seen since I've been at Michigan." He also mentioned the team's backstroke swims and Eck's 100 freestyle as highlights from the meet. First place finishers for the Wolverines included Gwen DeMaat in the 1000 freestyle, Susie Rabiah in the 50 and 200 yard freestyle events, Lisa Anderson in the 200 backstroke, Ann Colloton in the 200 breaststroke, and Katherine Creighton in the 500 freestyle. In diving, Michigan was led by seniors Amy Hansen, who took first place in the one- and three- meter diving competitions, and Clara Trammell, who took third in both events. Richardson downplayed fatigue as a factor. He indicated that the swimmers were more tired from 0 Rabiah ...helps defeat MSU hosting perspective recruits for the weekend than they were from their training schedule. The team has entered the resting phase of its season in preparation for the Big Ten Championships February 16- 18. Are they on an acceptable pace? "I hope so," Richardson said. "The signs that we're seeing in workouts and in the meets indicate that we're going to have a good Big Ten Championships." BY JODI LEICHTMAN At the end of Friday's races at the two-day SMU 1 Invitational in Dallas, Texas, the University of Texas trailed the Michigan men's swim team by 0.5 points. However, by the close of the meet on Saturday, first-ranked Texas pulled ahead, swimming past the second-ranked Wolverines (269 points) to capture first place with 293.5 points. Third-ranked Southern California (254) placed third, followed by California 1 (251.5), Southern Methodist University (228), and Stanford (227). "This was a rather honest meet," Michigan head coach Jon Urbanchek said. "All six teams were equally tired and competed with only eight of their best 1 athletes. We stayed ahead of them the first day. We had all the breaks the first day, but [Texas] had all the breaks the second day." DESPITE Michigan's defeat, which included a disqualification when Eric Wunderlich jumped into the water before the signal, the team captured ten first- place finishes and had two NCAA qualifying times. "I think we swam really well," said Marty Moran. "We opened up some eyes this weekend. We , challenged Texas. We didn't beat them, but we still challenged them." The 400-yard medley-relay team of Alex Alvizuri, Mike Barrowman, Brent Lang and Moran captured first place -less than a second in front of the Texas team. "Brent Lang had an outstanding meet," Urbanchek said. 0 Lang outswam SMU's Todd Pace in the 50-yard freestyle, missing the NCAA qualifying time by 0.02 seconds. He also swam past Texas' Adam Werth and finished first in the 200-yard freestyle. Lang's first- place finish in the 100-yard freestyle earned him a NCAA qualifying bid. ERIC NAMESNIK placed first in the 400-yard individual medley and Mike Barrowman captured first in the 100-yard breaststroke. Wunderlich took first place in the bonus heats for both those events. Other qualifying times which were met at the meet included: USC's Gary Anderson (1:48.14); Michigan's Alvizuri (1:49.60); and Stanford's Jeff Rouse (1:49.65) who each made the qualifying time of 1:49.72 in the 200-yard backstroke. Ron Karnaugh of California stopped the clock at 2:00.91 beating the qualifying time of 2:01.57 for the 200-yard breaststroke. He also finished strong in the40 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1:48. 51 to earn a second qualifying bid. "I think it ended up the way it's suppose to be," Urbanchek concluded. "We're number two and their number one."~ Soccer team places third BY JEFF SHERAN The First Annual Great Lakes Intercollegiate Soccer Tournament kicked off last weekend, providing some outstanding soccer and some pleasing results for the Michigan club team. The Wolverines reached the semifinals of the tournament, where they faced Michigan State. They battled to a 3-3 tie, but MSU won The University of Akron captured the tournament, justifying its top-15 national ranking. Michigan finished third. Akron, however, faced Michigan in the division finals. Despite the outcome of the game, both teams would advance to the quarterfinals. In the contest, the Wolverines prevailed over eventual champion Akron, 3-2. Fencers duel for varsity status BY JEFF SHERAN Furthering its quest for varsity status, the Michigan fencing club asserted itself among several quality teams in a meet at Wayne State University last weekend. In the men's foil competition, the club's strongest event, the Wolverines finished behind only Illinois, a recent NCAA champion contender, and ahead of four other schools. Standouts Kevin Mills (11- 3) and Mikhail Tretyak (7-4) led the team in its defeat of Eastern Michigan, Wayne State, Oakland University, and the University of Chicago. In the epde competition, Michigan topped Eastern Michigan and Chicago, but the sabre and women's foil competitions yielded less impressive results. Team president Raj Kothari attributed this to the team's club status. "It's very tough to get players to travel when you're not a varsity sport," he explained. Besides easing travel and expenses for Michigan, varsity status would enable the Big Ten to hold a championship tournament. NCAA rules require that each conference possess at least six varsity teams and there are presently five. In addition, the Wolverines would be eligible for NCAA postseason individual competition. Michigan is preparing for an upcoming meet at Notre Dame. There, it faces the Fighting Irish, Wayne State again, Tni State University,tCleveland State, and the University of Detroit. What's your opinion? At Consider Magazine, we value our readers' opinions. 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